week 8 Medieval Theatre Flashcards
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Mystery Plays
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- Religious vernacular drams of biblical tales
- outdoors
- guilds in northern England
- confraternities on the Continent
1
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Vernacular Drama
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- language of the people
- no longer Latin from the Middle Ages
- The shift from Latin to Vernacular language made theatre more accessible to ordinary people
2
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Morality Plays
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- Medieval dramatic form
- allegorical characters
- moral lessons
- PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS
3
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Cycle Plays
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- series of interconnected plays
- depict ENTIRE biblical narrative
- performed by pageant wagons
4
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Guilds
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- Associations of Craftsmen & Merchants
- In medieval towns where mystery plays
5
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Folk Drama
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- Secular theatre
- comedic and secular theatre
- PROFESSIONAL players at courts
6
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Pageant Wagon
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- mobile stage
- MYSTERY PLAYS
- travelled through towns during festivals
7
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Adam de la Halle
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- French playwright
- secular dramas
- “The Play of Robin and Marion”
8
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Liturgical Drama
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- early religious plays
- LATIN
- church settings
- dramatized biblical events
9
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High Middle Ages
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- Folk drama and Farce flourish
- CAUSES the employment of professional performers at royal courts
10
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Confraternities
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- religious brotherhoods
- mystery plays
11
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relationship between secular and religious dram
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- secular theatre influenced religious plays
- religious plays influence secular theatre
ELEMENTS OF BOTH APPEAR IN CYCLE PLAYS
12
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Significance of the Renaissance
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- an era of transition from medieval to modern theatre
- emphasis on humanism
- revival of classical texts
13
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Pantomimed Tableaux
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- Silent scenes
- exaggerated gestures
- often used in street pageants to honour visiting monarchs
14
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Commedia dell’arte
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- improvisational theatre
- Italy origin during Renassance
- Stock Characters and scenarios
